slavery and capitalism

1994-02-13 Thread Anthea
>From the book _American Slavery, 1619-1877_ by Peter Kolchin (Professor of History, University of Delaware): The spread of capitalism, and the new "dismal science" of economics that it spawned, contributed significantly to the questioning of slavery. Slavery lacked a basic ingredie

slavery and capitalism

1994-02-13 Thread Anthea
>From the book _American Slavery, 1619-1877_ by Peter Kolchin (Professor of History, University of Delaware): The spread of capitalism, and the new "dismal science" of economics that it spawned, contributed significantly to the questioning of slavery. Slavery lacked a basic ingredie

Canadiana Economia

1994-02-13 Thread Sam Lanfranco
Michael asks what is going on elsewhere. Here are three impressions of what is going on here. 1. The US is completing the n-1st year of the current "boomlet" and there is no evidence of spillover in Canada. Just as we were NAFTAed, we seem to have fallen off even the coat tai

Canadiana Economia

1994-02-13 Thread Sam Lanfranco
Michael asks what is going on elsewhere. Here are three impressions of what is going on here. 1. The US is completing the n-1st year of the current "boomlet" and there is no evidence of spillover in Canada. Just as we were NAFTAed, we seem to have fallen off even the coat tai

1994-02-07 First Release of Budget Using CD-ROM Technology (fwd)

1994-02-13 Thread Doug Henwood
For those who don't subscribe to the White House PR machine Doug Doug Henwood [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Left Business Observer 212-874-4020 (voice) 212-874-3137 (fax) -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 18:46-0500 From: The White House <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL P

1994-02-07 First Release of Budget Using CD-ROM Technology (fwd)

1994-02-13 Thread Doug Henwood
For those who don't subscribe to the White House PR machine Doug Doug Henwood [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Left Business Observer 212-874-4020 (voice) 212-874-3137 (fax) -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 18:46-0500 From: The White House <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL P

Full employment upon us!

1994-02-13 Thread Doug Henwood
The new issue of the FRB of Kansas City's Economic Review has an article, which I've only just skimmed so far, arguing that full employment should now be seen as 6 1/4% (old method of calculating unemployment, that is; new method would be around 6 1/2 give or take a few basis points). That means w

Full employment upon us!

1994-02-13 Thread Doug Henwood
The new issue of the FRB of Kansas City's Economic Review has an article, which I've only just skimmed so far, arguing that full employment should now be seen as 6 1/4% (old method of calculating unemployment, that is; new method would be around 6 1/2 give or take a few basis points). That means w

Is Pen-l Dead?

1994-02-13 Thread Michael Perelman
What is happening? Clinton wants to tax welfare. Maybe start a trade war. Now that the Democrats and Republicans have finally coalesced, maybe there is nothing to talk about concerning the U.S. But wait. Pen-l has people all over the world. Europe, Australia, S. America, Asia. Let us hear fr

Is Pen-l Dead?

1994-02-13 Thread Michael Perelman
What is happening? Clinton wants to tax welfare. Maybe start a trade war. Now that the Democrats and Republicans have finally coalesced, maybe there is nothing to talk about concerning the U.S. But wait. Pen-l has people all over the world. Europe, Australia, S. America, Asia. Let us hear fr

thought for the day

1994-02-13 Thread jlgulick
Marxist geographer Neil Smith paraphrasing the early 20th century geographer Isaiah Bowman: "...one can build a city of 100,000 at the South Pole and provide electric lights and opera. Civilization can stand the cost ... we can also build a mountain range in the Sahara high enough to evoke rain

thought for the day

1994-02-13 Thread jlgulick
Marxist geographer Neil Smith paraphrasing the early 20th century geographer Isaiah Bowman: "...one can build a city of 100,000 at the South Pole and provide electric lights and opera. Civilization can stand the cost ... we can also build a mountain range in the Sahara high enough to evoke rain